diff --git a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
index 7585020..2a6604d 100644
--- a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@
         state: present
 
     - name: Create mariadb database
-      shell: "dokku mariadb:create gitea --password {{ db_passwd }} --root-password {{ root_db_passwd }}"
+      shell: "
+        dokku
+        mariadb:create
+        gitea
+        --password {{ db_passwd }}
+        --root-password {{ root_db_passwd }}
+      "
       args:
         creates: /var/lib/dokku/services/mariadb/gitea